Combined water-heater and smoke-consumer.



No. 828,494. PATENTED AUG. 14, 1906.

J. F. MILES, COMBINED WATER HEATER AND s APPLICATION FILED yovfizo MOKE CONSUMER.

. PATENTED AUG. 14, 1906. J. F. MILES. COMBINED WATER HEATER AND SMOKE CONSUMER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 20. 1905.

.JilEE a citizen of the United States, residing at 'center of the body or casing 5 and also UNITED STATES PATENT orirron.

JOSEPH FURNAS MILES, OF PARIS, TEXAS, ASSIGNOR TO A. N. RODGERS AND JAMES WILLIAM IVADE, OF PARIS, TEXAS' COMBINED WATER-HEATER AND SMOKE -CONSUMER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 14,1906.

Application filed. November 20, 1905. Serial No. 288.261.

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, J osnrn Forums MILEs,

Paris, inthe county of Lamar and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Combined ater-Heater and Smoke-Consumer; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same;

My invention relates to an improved combined water-heater and smoke-consumer for use in connection with furnaces of all kinds, but particularly steam-boiler furnaces.

The object of the invention is to improve and simplify the construction and operation of devices of this character, and. thereby render the same more e'llicient and less expensive.

The above and other objects, which will appear as the nature of my invention is betterunderstood, are accomplished by means of the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation ol" my improved combination water-heater and smoke-consumer, and Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view through the same.

Referringt'o the drawings by numeral, 1 denotes a portion of a steam-boiler or other furnace, which has lea din g therefrom a smoke pipe or flue The latter leads to a rotary fan, blower, pump, or the like 3, which "Forces the smoke, gases, or other products of combust-i0 1 through a pipe 4 and into the body 5 of my improved water-heater and smokeconsumer. The body or casing 5, which may be of any suitable size and shape, is, as shown, of cylindrical l'orm aml is mounted upon a suitable support 6. The discharge end 7 of the pipe 4 projects do\\'n .\'ardl through the through a series ol perforated or reticulate partitions S and 8", which are fixed llOl'lZOU- tally in the upper port ion of the body 5. The upper and lower partitions and S are secured upon the pipe 7 and have their outer edges spaced from the side wall of the body 5, and the incl-mediate partition is secured upon the side wall of said body and is spaced from the pipe 7, so that the smoke i and gases passing upwardly thrtmgh the body circulate between these partitions and come in contact with the water which drops through the perforations in the partitions. Telescopically mounted in the lower end of the pipe 7 is a pipe-section 10, which has mounted upon its lower portion oneor more perforated or reticulate plates or flanges which are adapted to be submer ed in the water in the bottom of the body 5. As shown, but two of these flanges 11 12 are provided, the lowermost one being fixed L lo the lower end of the sliding pipe-section Ill) 6 5 and connected by short chains or the like 13 to the upper one, 12, which is loosely mo nitcl'l upon the pipe 10 and carries upon its top. an annular band of buoyant material 122W lieh,

is adapted to float said plates or flanges nil ;p the pipe 10, the latter thus moving into and out of the pipe 7 the level of the water in the body 5 rises and falls. Each of these llanges has downturned edges, as shown at 14. Projecting through the top of the body 5is a water inlet or supply pipe 15, which! discharges water upon the perforated partitions 8 S 8, so that the latter sprays it upon the smoke, gases, or other products of com bustion which enter through the pipes 4, l, and 10 and pass upwardlyfirst through ti, ,1] water in the bottom of the body 5 an their through the perforated partitions or flailgeis 1.1, 12, and 8 S 8, and finallyarc dischlnge'iii through an outlet-pipe 10, n'ovided in 'Lli" top of the body The smoke and prodii,

l yrs of combustion in thus passing through be device heat the water which is in the biilrtthn of the body and which falls through the perforated partitions 8 8 8 and the water coming in contact with the smoke and products of combustion removes the cinders, dust, soot, and the like from the same.

A suitable water-tight door or closure 17 is provided in the top of the body 5 to permit the partitions 8 8 8 to be cleanedfand a similar door or closure 18 is provided at a suitable'point' in the side or the body 5 to permit of the cleaning of the plates or flanges ll .12. plates 11 12 are adapted to be elevated by operating a lever 19, which extends through an opening in the side of the body 5 and has a bifurcated inner end 20, which is pivotally connected to an annular band or collar 21. The latter is loosely mounted upon the pipes i 7 and 10 and is connected by links 22 to the uppermost plate of flange 12.

\Vhen this cleaning is done, said I00 '11 12 will sition to be readily cleaned.

' upon the moved; Th

" pipe.25,inwh1ch level in the bodv.

1 latter is disposedbeneath the which to be pumped out suInm If (isired,

means for sprayin water do throu' said body, 851d and, (fistributer slidably smokeipe.

2. A- e prising a ody hav ng a smoky pipe-projecting downwardly into f or: spraying water downwardly th oughlsaid body, te1escopicthe same through an ou'tlet;,/ alylen a edwith a strainis providedatrap26,so that inganjdistributmg plate carried by said t e water will-be maintained at a constant 1pipe-sectio' n,f and means for floating said The pipe 25 discharges plate and pipe-section. f -l v a into the upper portion of a filter 27, which is 3. A device of the character described com- Inounted centrally in a water-tank 28. The prising a body, a smoke-disch sup ort'6 and jecting downwardlyinto'th an construclet for said body, e water within said tankisadaptedpartition in the upper portion of said body of the same by means of a beneath said water-inlet, a pipe-section teleform and scopically engaged with said smoke-pipe, an" draws it through esired, a suitable d vided in the pipe 2, and

be provided in advance of said damper, so that the draft may be either direct or through the water-heating and device.

Wnwardly a buoyant strainer-f engaged with said It will seen that when-the outer end Bi 4 the lever 19 is depressed the plates'or flanges be elevated to'bring them interpo- Ad acent to the bottqm ofi thebodyfi is provided a valve outlet ordisoliarge connection23, through which the "cind ers ar d-soot. bottom of the bodymayb'e' re' e'hot water inthe body" from e same agas-outmay suitable form a water-inlet, amapertured tion.

e of any Th pump 29 of. any

plate surrounding sai carried by one of said ap in the l pipe-section, a float ertured plates, and a ower portion of said body.

4. A device of th prising a body, jecting downwardly into the same, ages-outlet for said body, a waterdnlet, an apertured partition in the upper portion of said body beneath said water-inlet,-a scopicallyengaged with sand I described com nia" which steam pipe 4 and whi plants the fan 3 and the pump 29, which tter is adapted to pump the smoke-pipe, an

vitae of the character described comarge pipe proa smoke-discharge pipe propipe-section tele- I heated water through circulating-pipes, raapertured plate secured upon the lower end diators, and the like,-may be operated by'a of said pipe-section, a second a ertured plate suitable engine,' and the pipe may be consurrounding said pipe-section floaj, carried nected with the exhaust of such engine by one of said a ertured plates, a, lean-out door in said bo y, means for elevating said' adily underapertured plates and pipe-section a valvestood upon reference to the drawin s. controlled drain connection in, theower por- It will be seen that the smoke as it is distion of said body, and a hot-water-discharge charged from the lower end of the pi e-section 10 will enter the water beneath t e perforated or apertured plates 11 12, which latter will break it up into small bubbles, which Work their wayupyvard through said plates,

outlet in the lower portion of sa1d body. 5. A device of the character (1 prising a body, a smoke disch "jecting downwardly therein,means ors raying water into the upper portion 0 said bo y, a clean-out doorin theside of said smo e, gases, and products of combustlon so body, a dpipe-section tel D that a greater amount of heat will be ,obwith sai smoke-pipe, a strainer carried-by tained from them. ,-i$ aid pipe-section, a collar upon the latter,

anous changes in the form, proportion and the minor details of construe resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of theadvantages of collar and said strainer,

links connecting said to said collar, substane and a lever connected tially as described.

11 testimony whereof I have hereunto set arge ip e proescopically engaged I this invention. a my hand in presence of two subscribingwitaving thus described my invention, what nesses. I claim as new, and desire to secure by Let- JOSEPH FURNAS M LE ters Patent, is-' l I 1 1. A'device of the character described co'm- Witnesses: prising a body having a smoke-discharge L. BURDETT, pipe p'rop'ecting downwardly into the same, J. I. BALL. 

